The government’s failure to roll out technology that enables television access for 450,000 blind or visually impaired Australians appears to breach anti-discrimination laws, according to the disability commissioner.
Nearly one in five people have a disability, but just 2% of publicly available imagery depicts their lives. The photo company, alongside Oath and the National Disability Leadership Alliance, is working to change that. In the stock photo world, images of people with disabilities tend to cluster at two poles. “They’re either depicted as superhuman … Continued
The report examined systemic issues plaguing the NDIA, including significant backlogs, delays in decision-making and poor communication practices. Since mid-2016, 32 per cent of all NDIA complaints to the ombudsman related to the agency’s review process, particularly around delays.
Being hard of hearing has seen me saddled with shame – but if you think I’m living in a state of self-hating sorrow, you are sorely mistaken.
Attempts to arrest a dramatic upswing in appeals against the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) has led to the responsible agency spending up to $10 million a year on barristers and legal services.
People with disabilities are facing delays of up to nine months when they attempt to have their bungled National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) plans fixed, an investigation has found. NDIS participants seek reviews when their plan does not fit with their needs, for example if they receive funding for fewer hours of care than needed
The ombudsman linked the problem to a lack of resourcing, competing priorities and pressure on the NDIA to meet its rollout targets. The finding is likely to be seized on by Labor, which has long complained that the staffing cap imposed on the NDIA is hobbling the rollout of the landmark scheme.
The NDIA recently released a Specialist Disability Accommodation (SDA) Provider and Investor Brief, outlining the agency’s latest policy position for disability housing. The brief indicated that only a “very small number…of a very small percentage” of NDIS participants would be funded to live alone in SDA.
Ms Boileau said she has been trying to get home modifications and nursing support through the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) for 18 months. She would like a sliding door so she can take her husband outside, a bath so she can wash him properly, and support staff so they can get much-needed rest. But so far they have been disappointed, and after months of dealing with the new system they are exhausted.
These are difficult questions to answer because we lack high-quality data about the extent and nature of disability in Australia. The information we do have is based on predictions, and work is underway to check these are accurate.
For the National Disability Insurance Scheme to be successful, our cities will need to change. Our new research explores the impacts that the NDIS is having on Australia’s cities. A major goal of the NDIS is to improve participation in mainstream services by people with disability. The success of the scheme will depend on how well it achieves this.
A woman with bipolar disorders says she feels “cheated” after discovering she is no longer able to access mental health support because her illness is not considered a lifelong disability.
People with disability, their families, carers and advocates deserve the certainty of a National Disability Insurance Scheme which is sustainable, writes Bruce Bonyhady. Fortunately, a blueprint for the best way forward – which would also strengthen the sustainability of the NDIS – is clear from the Productivity Commission reports on the NDIS in both 2011 … Continued
Unfair and inconsistent transport funding under the National Disability Insurance Scheme is causing chaos for participants, a community transport peak body has warned.
Grassroots advocacy group Every Australian Counts has released data from a survey of more than 2,200 NDIS participants, their families and sector workers, about what they think needs to change about the NDIS.